Honor Authorities

September 10, 2018September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchantifa, church discipline, civil government, Ephesians 6, Exodus 20, leftists, Romans 13, Ten Commandments

Exodus 20:12; John 19:25-27; Romans 13:1-7; Ephesians 6:1-4 September 9, 2016 (KSYC) • Download this article (PDF) In recent weeks, major liberal journalists and social media have compared violent American flag-burning protesters to soldiers storming the beaches of Normandy — all while downplaying the leftists’ violence. These protesters, known as “antifa” (short for anti-fascist), advocate communism and even anarchy, and have even been listed as a domestic terrorist movement by New Jersey. “Antifa” is made up of self-described anarchists — radical left-wing thugs who employ violence and intimidation to advance…

Matthew Sermon on the Mount Sermons

Christ’s Life and Death Fulfilled All Righteousness

March 25, 2018September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchGood Friday, Holy Week, Matthew 5, moral law, resurrection, Sermon on the Mount, Ten Commandments, three uses of the law

Psalm 40:6-8; Text: Matthew 5:17-20 March 25, 2018 • Download this sermon (PDF) Dear Congregation of Christ: We’ve been studying the Gospel of Matthew, and we’re now in the opening verses of Chapters 5-7, commonly known as the Sermon on the Mount. In these three long chapters, Jesus explains the Old Testament Law to everyday reality of righteous living as members of the kingdom of heaven. Many Christians today have this mistaken notion that the Law of Moses has no meaning and application for them today because the Old…

Psalms Sermons

A True Sinner’s Prayer

September 20, 2015September 20, 2015 bigspringschurchconfession, Heidelberg Catechism, King David, Moses, prophecy, Psalm 51, repentance, Ten Commandments

© September 20, 2015 • Download PDF sermon Readings: 2 Samuel 12:1-15; Psalm 51:1-19 (text); Luke 18:9-14 Congregation of Christ: I’m sure you’ve heard this very common prayer many times: Lord Jesus, I need You. Thank You for dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my life and receive You as my Savior and Lord. Thank You for forgiving my sins and giving me eternal life. Take control of the throne of my life. Make me the kind of person You want me to be.…

A Few Notes on The Sermon on the Mount

August 10, 2015October 18, 2016 bigspringschurchBeatitudes, kingdom of heaven, law and gospel, Matthew 5-7, Sermon on the Mount, Ten Commandments

This was a portion of our Sunday class discussion today, August 9. Download the notes (PDF) here. Beatitudes The Beatitudes have eight blessings with promises. The first and last blessings are already received by kingdom people. The other six blessings await a future day when the kingdom of God is fully consummated. However, though there is a definite day of consummation at the return of Christ, all of these “blessings” are already being enjoyed by believers in this age (“already but not yet”). Verse Blessing Promise Present/Future? OT Reference…

KSYC Program

Mount Sinai: The LORD Gives His Law to His People

December 1, 2014December 1, 2014 bigspringschurchceremonial law, civil law, Law, moral law, Mount Sinai, Ten Commandments, third use of the law

Scripture Readings: Exodus 24:1-18 (text); Hebrews 9:11-22 November 30, 2014, 7:45-8:00 AM • KSYC 103.9FM (Yreka, CA) On Christmas Day, December 25, Hollywood will release yet another movie, entitled “Exodus: Gods and Kings.” Like all Hollywood movies about Bible stories, including “Noah,” “Son of God,” and “The Passion of the Christ,” this movie will be the unbelievers’ and cynics’ version of a Biblical story. Ridley Scott, producer of “Exodus,” speculates that two earthquakes and two tsunamis on opposite ends of the sea, parted the waters. Christian Bale, a big, strong 39-year-old…